ethidium bromide
CHEMICAL COMPOUND
Ethidium Bromide; Ethidium; Homidium bromide; Homidium; 2,7-diamino-10-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium bromide; 2,7-diamino-10-ethyl-9-phenylphenanthridinium bromide; 3,8-diamino-1-ethyl-6-phenylphenantridinium bromide; 5-ethyl-6-phenyl-phenanthridine-3,8-diamine bromide; C21H20BrN3; ATCvet code QP51AX06; Homidium chloride
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¦ noun Chemistry a purple synthetic dye used in the treatment of trypanosome blood infection, to stain DNA, and to destroy the superhelical structure of DNA.